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A recent report from The New York Times ranks NJIT No. 1 nationally for colleges with the highest percentage of students from the bottom fifth of the income distribution who end up in the top three-fifths. The study is based on new data analysis by The Equality of Opportunity Project which compares the financial status of a student’s...

New Jersey residents enjoyed nearly 3 percent growth in their personal income over the past year, another good sign for a state economy that’s seen its share of mixed signals in 2016. Still, that rate trailed the national pace, mirroring... Read...

The household income of its residents is the most important factor in whether a community has high or low rates of avoidable hospital visits – conditions that could be better managed in a doctor’s office or other health care settings if treated at an early stage, according to a report released today by the Rutgers Center for State...